Fig. 2From: Video-assisted thoracoscpic muscle transposition for acute empyemaa A 5-cm vertical skin incision in front of the anterior edge of the latissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) at the third to fourth rib, a 3-cm skin incision at the sixth and a 5-cm skin incision at the ninth intercostal space. b The pedicled LDM flap harvested through small skin incisionsBack to article page